Hecking family

Hecking family
Description
Life in their new home seems to agree with newlyweds Brent and Brant. The small-town bustle inspires Brent’s painting, and Brant loves to explore the Bay's beautiful neighborhoods. But will they ever agree on who gets to take their beloved Rosie with them?
Name	Hecking family
Members	Brent Hecking, Brant Hecking, Rosie
Number of generations	1 generation
Lot	It's A Good House
Funds	§30,522
Other information
Game	The Sims 4: Cats & Dogs
Playability	Playable
World	Brindleton Bay

The Hecking family is a pre-made family featured in Brindleton Bay, from The Sims 4: Cats & Dogs. It consists of Brent and Brant Hecking, and their dog Rosie.

Onomatology

Hecking: "Heck" is a word used to censor "hell".
Brent: Possibly derived from a Celtic word meaning "hill".
Brant: Derived from the Old Norse name Brandr, which means "sword" or "fire".
Rosie: Diminutive of the English name Rose.

Family tree

Members

• Brant Hecking
• Brent Hecking
• Rosie

Gallery

SimGuruJM shared this screenshot before the EP was launched.

Trivia

• This is the first pre-made LGBT couple in The Sims 4 and the second one in the series.
• In promotional material the Hecking family also had a cat named Joaquin, which didn't make it into the final game.
• The family is a reference to a meme "they're good dogs Brent" from the twitter user, @WeRateDogs, who were tweeting to a user to the user @Brant about his complaints of giving illogical ratings to dog pictures.
  • The family name "Hecking" is a reference to the common word @WeRateDogs would use to describe dogs.
  • The lot the family lives on is called "It's A Good House" referencing the phrase "they're good dogs Brent"
  • Brant and Brent are both the names referered to the user @Brant, to which @WeRateDogs jokingly replied with their name as Brent instead.